Feasibility and usefulness of brain imaging in catatonia.

Catatonia is a well characterized psychomotor syndrome that has recognizable motor, affective, behavioural and vegetative manifestations. Despite recent demonstration that catatonia is often associated with brain imaging abnormalities, there is currently no consensus or guidelines about the role of brain imaging. In this study, we assessed the feasibility of brain imaging in a series of patients with catatonia in a routine clinical setting and estimated the prevalence of clinically relevant radiological abnormalities.

[Evolution of electro-convulsive therapy activity in France since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic].

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to major organisational changes in health care settings, especially in psychiatric hospitals. We conducted a national online survey to assess the evolution of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the different centres practicing this treatment. 65 responses from all over France were analysed.